12.7% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3981, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3981, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid child care marks the community in postcode 3981, where 30.0% of people provide this support. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents help at home, formal volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.7% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than in most other areas. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 19.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. This includes 30.0% of residents who care for children unpaid, a rate that is well above the Victorian average.
14.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3981, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3981/3981-vic/topic/community